/*
 * Copyright 2008 Konstantin Triger <kostat@gmail.com> 
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 
 *  
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

package jaque.misc;

/**
 * Static utilities.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto://object_streaming@googlegroups.com">Konstantin
 *         Triger</a>
 * 
 */
public final class Utils {
	private Utils() {
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the first nonnull value among its arguments.
	 * 
	 * @param <T>
	 *            the type of the objects to coalesce.
	 * @param first
	 *            first argument.
	 * @param second
	 *            second argument.
	 * @return Returns the first nonnull value among its arguments.
	 */
	public static <T> T coalesce(T first, T second) {
		return first != null ? first : second;
	}

}
